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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
6
Real estate boosters urge promoting wooded lands near Charleston Kanawha valley for five to 25 acre country estates. They tout hilltop homes on private roads with rustic architecture, broad lawns, greenhouses, outbuildings, water from wells, and nearby power. The vision: healthful, spacious retreats offering city luxuries at affordable prices as roads improve.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce commends fire prevention efforts in Charleston and urges adoption of a report on upgrading installations and equipment. The city government has filed the report for due consideration as it works to remedy long-run down conditions, with costs and time required to implement improvements.
J M Roberts Jr warns that Belgrade linked conferences unite Russian, Czech, Bolhanian, Bulgarian and Yugoslav military leaders to pressure Greece. Regular supply lines, camps and hospitals inside Communist states feed Greek guerrilla forces, creating a potential crisis for the UN Security Council and NATO allies.
House Republicans plot to let Truman veto the tax bill again then force a second veto via a fall special session. Braden recalls earlier praise from Truman before firing Morgenthau. Senate pairing disputes flare as Ma gnuson abstains to honor a prearranged pair with McCarthy, while labor tensions rise at sea and Phil Murray steps in to mediate.
Vice Admiral Blandy outlines expected changes in warship design stemming from the Bikini atomic tests. He notes armor piercing bombs, heavy ships, and guided missile platforms like a reinterpreted battleship Kentucky. He warns of future atomic war risks and stresses ship safety, salvage, and ongoing Bikini fuel ship inspections.
Intercepted message dated June 11 1047 from Deer Chorley asks about government Atlas backing for bean prices at 80 percent. The fragment implies concern over price support policy and references a named individual and an organization. The note appears as a cryptic wartime or intelligence communiqué with limited context.
A veteran observer critiques union barons and goons while praising 16,000,000 American workers. He argues Taft Hartley would cripple unions broadly, warning against bloodless open shop myths and urging reforms to curb violence and corruption without dismantling the labor movement's core protections.
A columnist argues that liberal critics demean American values by judging immigrant union leaders such as Dubinsky. He condemns social welfare programs as paternalistic and un-American, cites wartime curfew and relocation laws, and contends that policy racialization and fear have shaped civil liberties battles in New York and beyond.
A reader quiz covers military surrender patterns, Nevada statehood in 1864, English visits by presidents, the blue ribbon jury origin, eye color at birth, largest apes, alimentary canal length, Amsterdam capital status, and USS PCE 962 location. Facts include Nevada admission October 31 1864, Truman and Wilson England visits, and other trivia with sources such as The Charleston Gazette Bureau.
Readers critique an article from the Milwaukee Journal accusing narrow mindedness in repeal debates. The letter cites Prohibition repeal effects, per capita alcohol use, state liquor sales, and advertising, arguing the nation faces debauchery and warning about alcohol’s social cost.
Congress seems to have synchronized rents without mutuality. Landlords gain. tenants bear rising costs. Democrats accuse Hawkes of aiding landlords while Republicans insist tenants pay more. Public sees gridlock over meals lodging and clothing harming ordinary people.
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